Grammar Friday

In the questions below, choose the correct answer. (If you’re getting this by email, click on the Grammar Friday headline above to take the quiz.)

In the following sentence, identify the subject: The teacher told a story to the students.

storyteachertoldstudents

In the following sentence, identify the verb: John and Sally jumped cautiously over the puddle.

Johncautiouslyjumpedpuddle

In the following sentence, identify the preposition: The brown cat ran across the field.

acrosshowledbrownmoon

In the following sentence, identify the gerund: Flying from Las Vegas to Phoenix takes about an hour.

hourPhoenixaboutflying

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